27 October, 2016

Happy Diwali/ Deepavali!!! One of the advantages of being a food blogger is that one will always get inspired to try new things in the kitchen. Yes. Having connected with other food bloggers, it is hard to just sit there and watch as your friends are posting new recipes for Diwali. With three days to Read more

Gosh, it has been a while since I wrote a post. (again!) While I gather some stuff and work on a recipe, here is a guest post by Mandy Wang, a health blogger at I Keep Healthy. A traditional Chinese medicine doctor by training, she shares her recipes and home remedies in her website. Some of Read more

The Indian festival of Navaratri is here! I regularly make sprouted black eyed bean sundal during this time. Here is the way to prepare a sweet and a savory version of this protein-rich snack: Black eyed peas are one of the easiest beans to soak and sprout, next to mung beans. If you can get Read more

Last weekend, I had a great opportunity to bring two of my passions in life- teaching and cooking together in one place. A few months ago I met Nisha Bansal, an ayurvedic practitioner at Exhale With Hope, our local wellness center. Nisha conducts workshops to spread awareness about Ayurveda and nutrition. She had planned a Read more

Idli, the ubiquitous south Indian breakfast, or evening tiffin/snack can be made healthier by substituting some of the white rice with whole grains. An excellent low glycemic index food for diabetics as well as weight watchers. If you worry about a poor digestive system sensitive to whole grains, this is an excellent choice as fermentation Read more

2 September, 2016

I love summer, just for all the flowers that bloom in every garden This year, we have been taking extra care of our rose bushes and planting new ones. It is hard to find fragrant rose plants, in general. The one that we bought a couple of years ago is called “Morning Glory” and the Read more

It is Krishna Janmashtami, or the birthday of Lord Krishna tomorrow. I am here with an easy and healthy way to prepare his favorite sweet rice flour balls, shallow-fried with just a Paniyaram or Aebleskiver pan. Yes, and no compromise in taste! It is advisable to use only oils with a high smoke point for Read more

As school reopens after summer break, the dilemma of what to pack in the lunch box begins.When Sonal of SimplyVegetarian 777 announced that she was doing a collective for lunch box ideas, I took this opportunity to put forth some ideas. We could always use more recipes for a good lunch, right? Something that is nutritious, Read more

It feels so good to be writing a recipe post again, after a long hiatus! I did not plan for the break to be this long… in fact I had “withdrawal symptoms” initially, but then life got so busy that I got used to not blogging after a few days. This summer has been a Read more

4 August, 2016

Hello, after a long break from blogging, I am back with another guest post! This is a great post by Daisy Grace, a health and beauty consultant working on behalf of consumerhealthdigest.com. She also blogs at My Health And Beauty Secrets. And the topic is just right for the summer time: 7 recipes for making Read more